Have you wondered why Japan has vending machines all over the place?
Japan has so many people on the run at all hours, it's the best way to be sure they can always find what they need. No wonder they are one of the world's highest vending machine densities. Machines can be found all over cities, towns and even in the countryside. Almost none of them are vandalized or otherwise non-functional.
And recently, a new vending machine that recommends drink to the buyer. It uses facial recognition technology to recommend the drink based on the age, gender, time of the day and also the weather. How awesome is that! You can read the article: here
Here's the demo on how it works: click here
And if you think that is amazing, you should check out a list of other cool vending machine here.
